Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 292 g
Reihe: New International Relations
Jungle or Playground?
Buch, Englisch, 186 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 292 g
Reihe: New International Relations
ISBN: 978-1-032-99836-7
Verlag: Routledge
This book examines how the thinking towards international relations of political leaders, researchers, the media and the public is fundamentally metaphorical in nature: the abstract and far away constantly made concrete and familiar through the imaginative rationality of metaphors. It delves into ten competing structural metaphors: international relations as natural selection, as family dynamics, as balancing operations, as building and constructing, as games and play, as business and trade, as journeys and paths, as musical performances, as health or sickness and as puzzles and riddles. Drawing attention to the important role of metaphors in grasping this field and providing explanations for its events and motives for its actors, this study will appeal to scholars and students of International Relations and World Politics. For experts on metaphor theory or cognitive linguistics, this book will offer practical examples and speculate on the concrete consequences of adopting different metaphorical schemes.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction Part One: Imaginative Rationality
- Conceptual metaphor theory
- Ontological foundation: states-as-persons
- Ten structural metaphors for international relations Part Two: International Relations Metaphors in Action
- International nature: violent jungles and evolutionary progress
- International families: loving parents and bitter feuds
- International balancing: mechanical weighing and mental stability
- International building: sturdy fortresses and open houses
- International games: prisoners’ dilemmas and buzzing playgrounds
- International business: bidding contests and fair trade
- International illnesses: fatal sicknesses and curable diseases
- International journeys: dead end tracks and common paths
- International music: graceful waltzes and battle marches
- International puzzles: senseless riddles and solvable enigmas Conclusion References
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